IDF releases footage of strikes on Iranian air defenses.

NEW: A fighter jet crashed in the Gao region of Mali, according to a source at the scene.

Eyewitnesses say it was an Africa Corps Su-24, though unconfirmed.

FAMa said in a statement:

A Malian Armed Forces combat aircraft returning from a mission in eastern Mali made an emergency landing in the river near Gao. Both pilots were safely rescued and are receiving medical care. The aircraft was badly damaged.

Jordan: Israeli jet fires missile at Iranian drone.

Israeli Defense Minister Katz:

If Khamenei keeps firing missiles at Israeli civilians — Tehran will burn.

He is turning Iranians into hostages who will pay the price for attacks on Israeli citizens.

NOW: Tabriz refinery was not damaged in Israeli strikes.

Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif:

Israel is targeting Yemen, Iran, and Palestine. If the Islamic world doesn’t unite now, we’ll all face the same fate.

Pakistan stands with Iran. Silence is no longer an option.

IDF says it eliminated nine top scientists and experts involved in Iran’s nuclear weapons program.

Among those killed:

Fereydoon Abbasi – nuclear engineering
Mohammad Mahdi Tehranchi – physics
Akbar Motalei Zadeh – chemical engineering
Saeed Barji – materials engineering
Amir Hassan Faghihi – physics
Abdolhamid Minou Shahr – reactor physics
Mansour Asgari – physics
Ahmad Reza Doulfaghar Dariyani – nuclear engineering
Ali Bakhayi Katari – mechanics

Israeli strike hitting Qarpozabad Airport in Alborz yesterday.

Brig. Gen. Seyed Majid Mousavi appointed as IRGC Aerospace Force commander.

Iranian missile base in Kermanshah, Iran hit again.

Israeli official to Reuters:

We attacked more than 150 targets in Iran with hundreds of missiles.

Iran's Isfahan and Natanz nuclear sites sustained significant damage.

NEW: Israel announces the closure of Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv until further notice.

A truck reportedly carrying Israeli drones used in strikes on Iranian targets.

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani:

The Israeli operation stemmed from specific intelligence on Tehran’s nuclear and missile programs.

According to Israeli intelligence, within six months Iran could have had 10 atomic bombs and over 2,000 ballistic missiles ready to launch at Israel and beyond.

Germany will hold its first celebration of veterans since WW2 on Sunday.

Defence Minister Boris Pistorius will join soldiers, veterans, and the public for nationwide events, including a “veterans’ village” set up outside the Reichstag in Berlin.

Source: FT

Zelensky says he hopes Iran-Israel conflict won't reduce aid to Ukraine.

Zelensky:

European support for Ukraine is slowing down without the United States.

Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Asif:

We support Iran with all our might.

Israeli military official to Haaretz:

The Gaza front has become secondary, and Iran is Israel's primary arena.

A parity exchange of prisoners is taking place between Russia and Ukraine, Russian state media reports.

Iranian Army claims that they targeted an Israeli F-35 fighter jet. Iranian Army claims that the pilot ejected.